Investment Banking Expert Witnesses

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of investment banking and leveraged finance, specializing in arranging debt financing primarily for leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, refinancings, recapitalizations and rescue financings. He earned his BS in computer science from Columbia University and his MBA in finance and international business from the University of Chicago, and holds FINRA Series 79, 82, and 63 licenses. He began his career as an associate in the asset-based finance group at Citicorp Securities. Since then, he he served as the managing director at Credit Suisse Securities, Carolina Financial Securities, and ASGARD Securities, where he was also the co-head of the advisory group. Currently, this expert is the managing partner of a middle market investment banking firm in New York.

This expert has over 40 years of experience in every area of investment banking, including Mergers and Acquisitions (including LBOS and recapitalizations), Fairness Opinions, Adequacy Opinions, Solvency Opinions, Valuations, Damage Issues, Fiduciary Issues, Advice to Special Committees of Boards and Trustees, Due Diligence and Disclosure Issues, Financing of debt and equity both public and private, Leasing and Real Estate Financing, and many other areas. He graduated with honors in economics from Princeton University, followed by graduating at the top of his class in the MBA program at New York University (NYU) Business School. Until 1990, this expert served as an investment banker at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., one of the most prominent American investment banks of the twentieth Century. Joining the firm as an associate, he became a Vice-President, then Senior Vice-President, and was elected Managing Director in 1982. In November 1990, he resigned from Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. to pursue a new business opportunity. From October 1993 through February 1995, he served as President and CEO of Gulf USA Corporation, shepherding it through a reorganization process, and as a Director of Gulf Resources Pacific in New Zealand, a 90% owned subsidiary and one of the largest commercial real estate companies in New Zealand. He also served as an advisor to certain corporate finance departments of medium-size investment banks, including Gruntal Capital Markets. In addition, he served on certain boards of directors. This expert is currently a Senior Director at a boutique investment bank with both U.S. and foreign clients.

This expert has more than 20 years of experience as a retail executive (Senior VP, Executive VP, Merchandise VP, and President) with Macy's, Bloomingdales, the U.S. division of a major dutch retailer Steinbach, and more. He has also spent 18 years as a financial advisor, equity analyst, and investment banker. He earned a BS in Retail Management/Marketing from Drexel University and has authored multiple publications in the retail finance space.

This C-level financial executive has 35+ years of experience in investment banking, capital markets, private equity, and business development. He is an expert in the global alternative investment industry with a BS from Boston University, an MBA from Stern at NYU, and the Level I CAIA certification. He is also a regular speaker on the international alternative investments conference circuit and has contributed to various industry publications. Most recently, the expert served as a Senior Advisor for Prospect Capital Management. He was previously the Managing Director and Global Head of Strategic Business Development at Alphabridge Capital Management and also served as a Senior Vice President with WR Group Holdings. He began his career in various I-banking and private equity positions, including roles with Merrill Lynch and National Westminster Bank.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in investment management. He holds a BA in economics from Brandeis University and an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his career managing portfolios and funds, he has bought and sold options and traded stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. As the former Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Charles Schwab, he managed a $3.5B of mutual fund assets. In this role he was responsible for developing and implementing portfolio strategy, including asset allocation among multiple asset classes and selection of underlying funds. He then went on to serve as President and Chief Investment Officer for Adviser Partners, a boutique asset manager that manages equities and asset allocation products for advisers, financial institutions and family offices. He currently oversees the investment process, research activities and portfolio strategy for an investment firm in Boston, MA.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in asset management. He earned his BS in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan before earning his MBA from Harvard University. He is licensed by the National Futures Association in national commodity futures and is a member of the National Futures Association Hearing Committee. Throughout his career, he has held multiple distinguished leadership roles. He was the vice president of investment banking for Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette, and the vice president of Commercial Union Capital Corporation. While working for ABN AMRO Bank N.V., he rose from the head of financial engineering to the role of president and CEO of ABN AMRO. He was a founder and managing partner of Mumford Capital Partners, an equity partner of 2100 Xenon Group, and a partner of Emerging Edge Group. Currently, this expert serves as the chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, and secretary to the board of a registered investment advisor based in Illinois.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and corporate valuation, with additional specialization in energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors. After earning his BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he went on to become an analyst in corporate finance at Wheat First Butcher Singer and then an associate in mergers and acquisitions at Rothschild Inc. Subsequently, this expert took on many leadership roles in mergers and acquisitions, including as vice president at Prudential Securities Inc., director at UBS Investment Bank, and managing director at RBC Capital Markets. He has also served as managing director of energy and natural resources at BNP Paribas and chief financial officer at ZaZa Energy Corporation. Currently, this expert is the founder and group head of an energy and infrastructure-focused banking firm based in New York and Texas.